Katie Ledecky Opens Season With Short-Course World Record In 1,500 Free
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Kate Ziegler
Olympian 2008, 2012
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Height
’0”
Age
37
Hometown
Great Falls
Education
Chapman University
Olympic Experience
- 2-time Olympian;
- Olympic Games London 2012, 21th (800m Freestyle - Women)
- Olympic Games Beijing 2008, 10th (800m Freestyle - Women), 14th (400m Freestyle - Women)
Career Highlights
- 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials, 2nd (800-meter freestyle), 7th (400-meter freestyle)
- 2011 FINA World Championships, silver (1500meter-freestyle), bronze (800-meter freestyle)
- 2010 FINA Short Course World Championships, bronze (800-meter freestyle)
- 2010 Pan Pacific Championships, gold (800-meter freestlye), silver (1500-meter freestlye)
- 2008 Olympic Games, 10th (800-meter freestyle), 14th (400-meter freestyle)
- Broke the longest-standing swimming world record held by Janet Evans (1500-meter freestyle, 2007)
- Four-time world champion (2005, 2007-800-meter freestyle, 1500-meter freestyle)
- 2006 Pan Pacific Championships, 1st (800-meter freestyle, 1500-meter freestyle)
- Broke 25-year-old American record held by Sippy Woodhead (800-meter freestyle, 2005)
Fun Facts: Kate serves as a "clean water ambassador" for the Global Water Foundation. Kate also loves reading, cooking, photography, interior decorating, practicing yoga and pilates and fashion.
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USA Swimming
World Championships Experience
- Most recent: 2011 – silver (1500m Freestyle - Women), bronze (800m Freestyle - Women)
- Years of participation: 1500m Freestyle - Women 2005, 2007, 2011; 800m Freestyle - Women 2005, 2007, 2011; 800m Freestyle (SC) - Women 2004, 2006, 2010; 400m Freestyle - Women 2007; 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Women 2006; 400m Freestyle (SC) - Women 2006
- Medals: 11 (5 gold, 3 silver, 3 bronze)
- Gold – 2007 (1500m Freestyle - Women, 800m Freestyle - Women); 2006 (400m Freestyle (SC) - Women); 2005 (1500m Freestyle - Women, 800m Freestyle - Women)
- Silver – 2011 (1500m Freestyle - Women); 2006 (800m Freestyle (SC) - Women); 2004 (800m Freestyle (SC) - Women)
- Bronze – 2011 (800m Freestyle - Women); 2010 (800m Freestyle (SC) - Women); 2006 (4 x 200m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Women)
